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Robin Horstmann is the author of The Governed Enterprise: An AI Governance Playbook for Consumer Goods, published August 2026. She has spent thirty-five years in enterprise IT and more than twenty of them inside consumer goods, running technology for manufacturers and distributors.
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The Governed Enterprise published August 4, 2026. Read the full release.
"The most practical guide to AI governance currently available for senior leaders in consumer packaged goods companies."
— Readers' Favorite, 5 Stars
"An operating manual for leaders who need to turn AI governance into everyday practice."
— Literary Titan, 5 Stars
"For any CPG executive whose company is already using AI without a governance framework, The Governed Enterprise is not optional reading."
— Readers' Favorite, 5 Stars
"A rigorous, executive-focused guide that belongs on every boardroom bookshelf."
— BookView Review, Recommended (Top Rating)
"Essential reading for leaders navigating AI's growing operational and regulatory risks."
— The Prairies Book Review
Full reviews are available at Readers' Favorite, Literary Titan, BookView Review,, and The Prairies Book Review.
Topics
Why shadow AI is a needs assessment, not a compliance problem. Roughly half of employees at large companies use AI tools their employer has not approved. Banning them drives usage underground. Amnesty and registration surface what people actually need.
What an agentic AI commits the company to. When a procurement agent clears a purchase order, the company has entered a binding obligation. Someone approved it, and that someone is now a system rather than a person. Governance is what determines who is accountable for the commitment.
The regulation that arrives before the regulation. Retailer supplier requirements may start asking how AI systems are governed well before the EU AI Act or any state law is enforced against a mid-market manufacturer.
Why the frameworks do not fit consumer goods. Most AI governance guidance was written for financial services and healthcare. A food company faces FDA label claim exposure that no general framework addresses.
Building an AI governance program with the staff you have. Most CPG companies do not have a Chief AI Officer. They have a CIO and a compliance function that already have full workloads.
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